what tack to you use in the summer?

[eva]

Hellooooo

I'm wondering what should I use to make it easier for my horse to work when the weather's hot hot hot. What sort of saddlecloths/pads/etc do you people use and what do you do with leg protection? We're doing dressage (Novice), normally put bandages on, should I ditch them when it's hot so his legs don't overheat?

 

[Silmarillion]

If you don't need them, why heat the legs at all by bandaging?

Only thing that is different about my "summer set" of tack is that it includes a fly hat as Maiden gets very sensitive ears with the flies. Still wears her Woof boots, sheepskin saddlecloth (though I'd change this for a sheepskin numnah if they made one to stop her sides getting sweaty) and the obvious saddle and bridle. She wears a thin fluorescent waterproof sheet if it's particularly cold or very wet and she has to have her rain coat back on when we get home.

 

[trendybraincell]

The Welsh Cob is close behind and brushes, so always has something. I use Eskadron bandage wraps under the bandages themselves, which are good at keeping legs cool.

 

[noblesteed]

In terms of saddlecloths I recently got a Rambo Handy pad which has a special lining to wick away the sweat. It works well, my horse is much less sweaty under it after a ride. I try not to use boots, unless I am doing xc or something. it doesn;t matter how good they are they still heat up legs.